Rockford has the habit of handing you a car and saying, “You’re _____”. Interestingly enough, he hands you a car that holds some relation to how he views you… if you pay close attention. Let me break it down for you based on what cars Rockford has handed people.
While putting Rockford in car seat I gave him Mater and he asked for McQueen. I said no because MQ was inside his backpack and didn’t want to take it out. “But he loves Lighting McQueen,” Rockford cried out. “I’m sure they’ll survive until they meet again,” I said. As I was putting my seatbelt on I hear his interpretation of what I had just said. “You said he [MQ] doesn’t love Mater!” I thought only women dissected every word said.
I decided to write this letter to my sons today because I wanted them to know just how special they are. Today we finally brought down the storage bin that contained my older son’s clothes for ages 12 -18 months. These clothes were to also be Rocco’s when he grew old enough or big enough to fit into them…that moment has come.
It is no surprise that our home loves the Lord Jesus Christ. We sing about and to Him, listen to radio to hear broadcasts about Him, we read His Word, we pray to Him, and my husband and I try to instill God’s principles in our children’s lives. However, what my son Rockford gets from all this can sometimes be a little interesting to hear from him as he tries to regurgitate his understanding of Jesus. I wanted to share these lovely and funny Rockford Theology-isms with you to delight with me as my son grows everyday to one day become a man after God’s heart.
So today I am laying Rockford down and he says, “I have Jesus in my heart right here”. This was awesome. He was actually pointing to his neck, but I got the point.
On any given day my son Rockford will come up to me and say, “here you go mama, this is for you.” In his hand is usually some torn leaf, smashed pine cone or stone he randomly came across while outside. As random and as useless a dead dried up old leaf or pine cone that has carelessly been stepped on may seem, I have kept it. Let me candidly share with you how my husband, Rocky feels about this.
Training Up My Boys 